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Obtaining Extended Security Updates for eligible Windows devices

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Feb 11, 2020
  Update 3.14.2023: We have added a new table with ESU SKU IDs for Windows Server 2008/2008 R2. Update 1.31.2023: For organizations that need additional time to upgrade and modernize thei...
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Apr 15, 2022

Poornima_Priyadarshini and Heather_Poulsen - it appears that the activation ID for the Year 3 Win2008 ESU listed in the table contained in this article may be incorrect.

 

It seems that it should be c5958cad-5b44-4780-8a6c-aa0d7033d261.

Output from running the "slmgr /dlv" command on a Win2008 machine in my lab:

 

Name: Windows(R) 7, Server-FES-ESU-Year3 add-on for ServerDatacenter,ServerDatacenterCore,ServerDatacenterV,ServerDatacenterVCore,ServerStandard,ServerStandardCore,ServerStandardV,ServerStandardVCore,ServerEnterprise,ServerEnterpriseCore,ServerEnterpriseV,ServerEnterpriseVCore
Description: Windows Operating System - Windows(R) 7, VOLUME_MAK channel
Activation ID: c5958cad-5b44-4780-8a6c-aa0d7033d261
Application ID: 55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f
Extended PID: 55041-00168-001-616099-03-1033-7601.0000-1022022
Installation ID: 014962169435444505283835872120024140124932910661802040
Processor Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88338
Machine Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88339
Use License URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88341
Product Key Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88340
Partial Product Key: CGXB4
License Status: Unlicensed
Remaining Windows rearm count: 1
Trusted time: 4/12/2022 7:14:29 AM